Mini Apple and Honey Tarts and a Rosh Hashanah Blog Party

It’s hard to believe that this entire party was conceptualized and came to this point in such a short time! About a week and a half ago, on Twitter, my friend Jessie (who happens to be one of my food photography heroes!) and I were talking about the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashanah, and how we should do something fun to celebrate the occasion on our blogs. I don’t think at that point that we imagined that it would be this big or popular, but here’s the scoop:

What: A Rosh Hashanah Blog Party

When: Right now!

Where: here, and a whole bunch of awesome blogs. Scroll down past the recipe for the list!

What else: Lots! Firstly, the event is hosted by myself and Jessie and sponsored by Kitchen Aid. We hope to have more Holiday Blog Parties in the future, so if you’re a Jewish blogger and interested in joining, email holidayblogparties@gmail.com. (You don’t have to be a food blogger to join, just willing to post a holiday themed recipe!)

To kick off the celebration, Levana Kirschenbaum is giving away a copy of her fabulous new book, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen to three lucky winners. Limit one entry per reader per blog so click over to the other participating blogs below for your chance at additional entries! Giveaway ends 5 am eastern time on September 11th, 2012.

To Enter the Giveaway: Leave a comment on this post telling me what you will be cooking this year for Rosh Hashanah.

Prize is sponsored by Levana and available to readers from all blogs participating in the Rosh Hashanah Blog Party. Prize can only be shipped within the US.

Now, about the recipe that is special enough for a party like this… Well, for starters, my father tasted it and proclaimed that it’s the best dessert I ever made. Now, that would be an impressive statement at any time, but considering how many desserts I make, that’s extra impressive.

Wanna know what I didn’t tell him? That this was one of the easiest desserts I ever made. I had originally planned to make this just for Rosh Hashanah (after my initial test batch recently.) Then my family fought over the last crumb, and I knew this would be more than a once a year treat.

Mini Apples and Honey Tarts:

Ingredients:

3 Tablespoons butter or margarine

3 Tablespoons honey

10 large puff pastry squares

2-3 apples, peeled and sliced very thin

optional raw or demerara sugar, for topping

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a cookie sheet and set aside.

In a small pot, melt together the butter or margarine and honey. Set aside to cool slightly.

Brush a puff pastry square with the honey mixture, then top with thin slices of apple. Fold over the corners to form a square over the apples. Brush the entire top with more of the honey mixture. If desired, top it with sugar. Repeat with remaining squares.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from oven and serve warm.

Enjoy.

Wait! There’s more! Here’s a list of Jewish bloggers celebrating with Rosh Hashanah themed recipes. You do not want to miss these. I am drooling just reading the list. Click on the links below to see the recipes, and tell them Miriam sent you! (Also, remember that you can enter to win the cookbook once per blog, so click on over to the following for more chances at winning!)

If I play my cards right I hope to be invited out and not have to cook anything Seriously, though, I will probably be cooking regular favorites because I’m just not into sweet, honey-flavored, cooked-fruit kind of stuff. I go for the regular savory/spicy foods, that’s my holiday celebration, to heck with tradition.

I’m going to make the best honey cake recipe ever ever ever.
I make something something similar to this , and if you want to skip the sugar, you can sprinkle cinnamon on top instead. I made this completely sugar-free before, and it was a big hit. Plus, it freezes really well, even baked!

I’ll be making the honey cake from Smitten Kitchen; it’s delicious. And what would happen if I didn’t peel the apples? Would I get pretty thin slices of color in my tarts, or chewy, unpleasant tasting peels?

I plan to make a fruit bake- apples and pears with a mixture of oatmeal, brown sugar and cinnamon on top. If I have any overripe peaches or plums I add those too. I may try one of these interesting challah recipes as well.

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